Crew 2022 to '23 Off-season Roster Thread

Well, we are out. It is officially off-season. And the MLS Player's Union site just put out it's updated salary report, so I thought it would be a good time for an update. We can start there for the off-season. We have an expansion draft happening soon as well.

I still have some confusion over HG and INT status for some guys, so any light anyone can shed would be great.

I. Senior Roster (1-20). 20 of 20.

Salary Cap = $4,900,000. Don't have to use spots 19, 20. Min Budget charged imputed to cap if use less than 18. Max budget charge is $612,500. If there is only one number, the player has the same value for Base and Guaranteed money.

Rank, Player, Pos, Age, DOB, HT, WT, Nat, Desig(s), Base $$/Guar $$
1. Zelarayan, M, 30, 6/20/92, 5'8", 154, Argentina/Armenia, DP, INT#1, $3.1 mil/$3.7 mil. Thru '24, '25 O.
2. Hernandez (Cucho), CF, 23, 4/20/99, 5'9', 161. Colombia, YDP, INT#2, $2.6 mil/$2,886,000. Thru '25.
3. Nagbe, CM, 31, 7/19/90, 5'9", 165, USA/Liberia, DP, $1,760,000/ditto.
4. Mensah, D, 31, 7/13/90, 6'2", 183, Ghana, GC: $1,000,000/$1,140,667
5. Room, GK, 33, 2/6/89, 6'3", 179, Curacao/NED, INT#3, $800k/$883k ('24 O).
6. Degenek, D, 28, 4/28/94, 6'1", 182, Australia/Croatia, INT#4, $715k/$812k. Th '23, O '25
7. Molino, M, 32, 6/17/90, 5'11", 145, Trinidad & Tobago, GC, $700,348/ditto.
8. Santos, M, 34, 4/22/88, 5'6", 139, Portugal, GC, $625k/$687,500 ('23 O)
9. Yeboah, M, 25, 3/28/97, 5'9", Ghana, INT#5, $600k/$663,000. Th '24, O '25. (MLS U22?)
10. Moreira, D, 27, 8/13/94, 5'10", 159, France, INT#6, $550k/$632,708. (MLS GC?)
11. de Lima (Artur), CM, 26, 3/11/96, 5'11", 154, Brazil, GC, $564k/$615,633
12. Matan, M, 22, 8/29/99, 5'5", 135, Romania, INT#7, U22, $425k/$458,250.
13. Diaz, M, 23, 12/6/98, 5'11", 159, Costa Rica, INT#8, $375k/$408,900. (MLS GC?)
14. Igbekeme, M, 26, 7/4/95, 5'7", 145, Nigeria, INT#9, $315k/$408,281. Loan Th '22, O2buy. (MLS absent)
15. Kitchen, DM, 30, 2/29/92, 6'0", 160, USA, $300k/$326,667
16. Williams, D, 34, 4/18/88, 6'2", 185, USA: $325k/$325k
17. Hairston, D/M, 28, 3/23/94, 6'0", 157, USA, $175k/$175k.
18. Anibaba, CB, 33, 10/9/88, 6'0", 175, USA, $150k/$150k. Th '22, O '23.
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19. Hurtado, F/W, 31, 11/15/90, 5'10", 174, USA, $84k/$84k. ('23 O).
20. Bush, GK, 36, 3/6/86, 6'1", 187, USA, $84k/$84k, (thru '22, '23 opt).
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MLS/Crew.com both list Scott and not Bush as a Senior Roster player. Both guys and Hurtado are senior min players ($84k) and any could be either Senior or Supplemental 21-24. I went with the 2 guys who play more/make the 18 more.
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II. Supplemental Roster (21-30) (9 of 10)

Do not count towards salary cap. Max of 10 players, subject to Season Ending Injured List, Injured List, and Loan Exceptions. All Generation adidas players are Supplemental for their initial contract.

A. Spots 21-24. (Supplemental). 3 of 4.

Must earn at least the Senior Min salary of $84,000. Can be: a) Senior Min players, b) Generation Adidas players, c) designated Super dtaft eligible players, or d) HGs/HGs earning more than the Sen Min subject to HG Player Subsidy (up to $125 k more than Senior Min salary of $84k).

Rank, Player, Pos, Age,DOB, HT, WT, Nat, Desig(s), Base $$/Guar $$

21. Etienne Jr, M, 25, 11/25/96, 5'10", 160, Haiti/USA, HG, $175k/$175k.
22. Schulte, GK, 21, 3/13/01, 6'5", 200, USA, GA, $84k/$96,431
23. Scott, GK, 23, 6/30/99, 6'2", 174, USA, $84k/$84k. Th '22, O '23, '24.
24. Farsi, D/M, 22, 12/16/99, 5'10", Canada, INT#10, $65,500/$75,333, Th '23, O '24, '25.
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Hurtado & Bush could be candidates for the Supplemental Roster instead of Scott. All three make the Senior Minimum of $84k. Schulte was both Super draft eligible and GA. It makes no sense for him, or any of the HGs making a bigger salary (Etienne, Morris), to take a Senior spot.

The rest of the roster is all HGs (though J. Morris is not listed as one), so any of them could be on any of the Supplemental Rosters. Except that Etienne is too old to be 25-28 or lower. He was born in '96. 25-28 guys have to be 24 or younger at some point of the league year (2022). He's been 25 all year and turns 26 later. Of all the HGs, he has to be the 21-24 guy, no age limit.

IDK what JRR makes, but he counts as a domestic player, like Fraser, via HG rule. MLS/Crew list him as a 21-24 guy, but I think this is wrong, as stated above.
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B. Slots 25-28. (Reserve). 4 of 4.

Must make at least the Reserve Min salary of $65,500. Can be: a) Reserve Min Players (24 or younger during league year), b) Homegrown Players earning more than Reserve Min subject to HG Player subsidy, or C) GA players earning the Res Min Salary.

Rank, Player, Pos, Age,DOB, HT, WT, Nat, Desig(s), Base $$/Guar $$

25. A. Morris, M, 20, 11/16/01, 5'10", 158, USA, HG, $170k/$172k.
26. Russell-Rowe, CF, 19, 9/13/02, 6'0", 161, Canada, HG, $65,500/$72,866. Thr '24, O '25 & '26.
27. Sands, D/M, 21, 7/6/00, 5'10",150, USA, HG, $84k/$90,250. Th '22. O '23 & '24.
28. J. Morris, D/M, 23, 3/3/99, 6'1/", 161, USA, HG?, $65,500/$65,500. Th '23, O '24, '25.
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Again, HG's could be anywhere, but Etienne is too old to be 25-28. And if MLS/Crew are correct that J. Morris is NOT a HG, he has to be 25-28 due to his salary/non-HG status.
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C. Slots 29-30. (Homegrown Reserve).

Must be filled with HGs earning the Reserve Min salary or HGs earning more than the Reserve Min ($65,500) subject to HG Player Subsidy.

Rank, Player, Pos, Age,DOB, HT, WT, Nat, Desig(s), Base $$/Guar $$

29. Zawadzki, M, 22, 4/21/00, 6'0", 160, USA, HG, $84k/$89k. Th '23/O '24, '25.
30. Parente, M, 21, 3/16/00, 5'9", USA, HG, $66,724/$70,724.

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V. Designated Players: 3 of 3.

Max Budget = $612,500. Secondary Window = $306,250. Young DP 21-23 = $200,000. 20 & under = $150k. Sec Window = $150k.

DP = Zelarayan, Nagbe.
Young DP = Cucho.

Max Budget Charge = $622,500 (DP). Can be bought down with TAM if under $1.6125 mil. No mention of GAM buy down-ceiling. Charge if joins after 2nd window opens = $312,250.

Young DP Budget Charge (23 or under) = $200,000. If 20 or under: $150,000.
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VI. U22 Initiative Players (1 of 3)

Matan.

You get 3 slots if 3rd DP unused or is under TAM buy-down threshold. Player can continue to occupy a U22 slot until age 25 as long as on 1st contract.

MLS has Yeboah incorrectly here, as he is 24. Or at least I think it is incorrect.
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VII. Green Card Holders = 3 (4, +2 more)
Mensah, de Lima (Artur), Molino. (Santos + 2?)

Santos rumored to get his soon. There has to be 2 more, as we have 11 guys who are/were internationals.
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IX. International Roster Spots: 11 of 8.

Cucho, Zelarayan, Santos, Room, Moreira, Degenek, Yeboah, Diaz, Matan, Igbekeme, Farsi.

MLS not currently counting Santos, Diaz, Moreira, or Igbekeme (not even on roster).
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X. HomeGrowns: 7.

A. Morris, Etienne Jr., Parente, Zawadzki, Sands, J. Morris.
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MLS/Crew do not list J. Morris as a HG, but it was reported he acquired his HG rights when he signed. Russell-Rowe is also a HG, and thus counts as a domestic player, even though he is from Canada.
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https://www.massivereport.com/2022/...der-jake-morris-from-seattle-sounders-academy
https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/columbus-crew-sign-crew-2-forward-jacen-russell-rowe


XI. Crew 2
1. Aidan Wolf, AM, Crew Academy, USA.
2. Michael Vang, M, 21, 5/13/00, 5'8", USA (Forward Madison).
3. Isaac Angking, DM, 22, 1/24/00, 5'10", Puerto Rico/USA (NER, Hartford Athletic, Charlotte Independence, US U17, US U20, PR NT).
4. Jay Tee Kamara, M, 19, 5/10/02, 5'3", Sierra Leone (Louisville City, North Carolina FC).
5. Noah Fuson, F, 22, 12/31/99, 6'1", USA (Forward Madison).

Out of gas before doing Crew 2 roster. Hopefully I will get off my butt and do it soon.